Chapter 215 Inequality of Love Zachary went on a trip, and he came back a changed person. At dinner, he peeled shrimp for his sister and played games with her after dinner.
Initially, the boy was always immersed in games. Now, he never pulls out his phone, despite returning home for quite some time.
He even acted like a spoiled brat and asked Liam for pocket money.
Before this, Zachary never asked for money. He had always desperately drawn a line between himself and his family. Everyone understood that once Zachary started to ask for money from his parents, it meant he had genuinely changed.
The Crawfords looked at each other.
Hugh thought to himself. Has this rascal been cured? Is he cured after going out with Lilly for two days? Bettany praised her secretly. Lilly is such a capable girl.
Edward cursed in his heart. Damn, I'm sure this kid is being possessed.
Josh did the math in his mind. Let's assume Zachary is being possessed; is he X or Y? At night, Josh was fully armed.
He had prepared his big iron basin, which could allegedly detect the whereabouts of the ghost. He also had his paranormal camera, which he called an invention of the last century. In his left hand was a stack of talismans, while a ritual blade was in his right hand. He also hung three pounds of fresh garlic around his neck.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJosh thought his equipment was too limited and that he needed to invent more in the future.
Lilly heard a knock at the door. When she opened it, she saw Josh show up in her room in a funny manner. Lilly asked surprisingly, “Josh, what are you doing?” Josh commanded, “Shut up and quickly come with me!” He took Lilly’s hand and hurriedly headed to Zachary’s room.
Zachary’s room door had been reinstalled. It was not locked. Josh opened the door and went into the room.
Lilly stupidly reminded him, “Josh, it’s rude to enter someone’s room without knocking!” Josh made a gesture, “Shush!” We're here to catch a ghost. Who the heck would give a damn about etiquette? The room was quiet, but the sound of running water came from the bathroom. Zachary was taking a shower.
Josh was a bit nervous and stammered, “You...you, stay here and don’t move. I'll drive him out!” Lilly was perplexed. What on earth is he trying to do? Zac is taking a shower; why should he be driven out of the bathroom? Josh stealthily crept up to the bathroom door. He pulled the bathroom door open out of the blue and tossed the garlic from his neck at Zachary Josh shouted, “Take this! Take this blow! Take that! I'll kill you, destroy you, and get rid of you! Get away from Zac!” Zachary was stunned. Someone suddenly pulled open the door, and dozens of garlic heads were thrown at him. All this while he was naked. He narrowly missed the garlic, but a ritual blade flew toward him with a whoosh.
Zachary was unsure whether this ritual blade had accurately hit the target or not, but that sneak attack almost cut off his willy.
“Darn, it!” Zachary erupted into a rage and asked, “Who is it? Who the hell sneaked up on me?” “Clang!” A large iron basin was hurled toward him and hit Zachary on the head.
Zachary slipped and sat on the ground with his naked buttocks. He felt his head buzz, and he cursed, “Fu*k!” The bathroom was a mess. Zachary continued to curse and started to fight with Josh.
Josh shouted, “Lilly! Help! This demon is on a rampage! Quick! Come and help me!” Lilly wanted to run into the bathroom, but Zachary’s furious voice rang out, “Lilly, don’t come in here!” The little one was caught in a hard spot. Should | go in or not? A moment later, Zachary put on a bathrobe as he walked out of the bathroom. His nose was bruised, and his face was swollen.
Josh was injured too; he had a black eye. The two of them glared at each other, one sitting on the edge of the bed and the other on the sofa.
Lilly looked confused and asked, “What are you guys doing?” Zachary chastised, “This idiot claims | was possessed by a ghost! F*cker, do you think | will thank you?” The pain caused Josh to grimace. He was not willing to back down. He retorted, “Why the hell do you act out of character? Huh? You actually peeled shrimp for Lilly at dinner. You served her food and even played with Barbie dolls with her after dinner. Is this something you would do?” For a brief moment, Zachary speechless.
Josh was irritated. He believed Zachary was possessed by a ghost. Out of concern for him, he wanted to assist him in casting out the evil spirit. In the end, his face was swollen Lilly finally understood what was going on. It turned out that Josh thought Zac was possessed by a spirit.
She was rendered speechless and stared at the morons, Lilly said, “Josh, you got it all wrong! Zac is not possessed by a ghost.” Josh had a hard time believing the questioned, “How can he go from being a devil incarnate to a warm-hearted brother in two days. Didn't he look like he had changed into a different person?” Zachary gritted his teeth and retorted “Can't | change for the better? Have you ever heard of the saying that it's never too late to change?” Josh replied, “I don't believe you.” Zachary cursed, “Motherf*cker!” Lilly became the peacemaker and said, “Stop it! Stop arguing with each other!” She helplessly took out some medicine and clumsily rubbed it on Zachary, then put a bandage on Josh. Lilly spoke softly, “Zac, don’t be mad. Josh is worried about you. If it had been someone else, he might have fled.” Zachary snorted.
Lilly kept trying to reason with him, saying, “Who could you blame when you were such a naughty boy in the past?” Zachary remained silent, snorted icily, and lay on the bed with his cyes closed.
| was called a naughty boy by everyone.
“Have you ever seen a bad boy who supports himself?” Without further explanation, he reprimanded her.
Lilly sat on the side and asked, “Why is that?” “Before my younger sister was born, Dad and Mom got along relatively well,” Zachary said after a brief period of silence.
Although their relationship was not as close as other couples, at least they were together.
“Everything changed after my sister was born.” Zachary overheard his mother arguing with Granny about how she had pulled a ruse on his dad to get pregnant with him. He also overheard that his parents were going to divorce. They argued constantly.
Nobody ever asked for his opinion. They acted as though he were not there. His dad stopped coming home, while his mom began obsessively adoring his younger sister.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLilly asked sympathetically, “What happened then?” Zachary snorted and continued, “The first time | saw my little sister, | hardly touched her face, and she started crying. Mom was mad, and she slapped me. After that, whenever | approached my sister, Mom would kick me out of the room.” It happened many times. When he was young, he tried to appease his sister after obrving his mother favoring her, but every time she cried, his mother always put the blame on him.
Josh was taken aback. Do these kinds of things actually happen to Zac? Zachary said indifferently, “When my sister cried, my mother could hold her all night long without getting any sleep, but when | was ill, she didn’t even look at me. When my sister cried, my mother would get her whatever she wanted. My mother would tell me when | asked for something. “Why do you always ask for this and that, Don’t you think I've got enough trouble? Can't you be sensible?” Zachary eventually realized he was unnecessary. He should not have made any requests.
“One rainy night | was awakened, so | went to shut the window. The window was difficult to shut. | was small and not strong enough; | accidentally fell down when | tried to pull the window.” Although Zachary’s room was on the second floor, the mansion’s first floor had high ceilings. It was quite dangerous for one to fall from the second to the first floor. Zachary fell outside the house with a thud. He struggled for a while to stand up. He cried and called for his mom, but no one heard him.
It was pouring heavily. The servant's quarters were far away from the main building. Hugh slept soundly once he was asleep, Bettany had left for the nursing home, Anthony often worked overtime; and Liam and Edward were rushing for work on the construction site and seldom coming home.
The other uncles, on the other hand, were either at work or staying at their own apartments.
They hardly returned to the Crawford Mansion.
“I lay in the pouring rain for a long time, aching all over. Eventually, | crawled back into the house. My sister probably woke up when | knocked on my mother’s door, and she immediately began to cry. Mom was enraged. She said it took her a long time to get to sleep, but | woke her up. She told me to get lost.” Mom didn’t notice that | was completely drenched. She didn’t ask what happened to me, despite him being in pain. | had no choice but to return to my room, take a shower, and clean myself. | even coughed up blood. | curled up on the bed, had a high fever, and became very ill. Nobody was aware of how helpless, alone, and terrified | felt that evening.
Mom neper showed any concern for me, not even during the two days | was ill. When the servant informed her that | was sick, she said, “Just ignore me; | am spoiled. How is it possible for me to be spoiled? My sister was the one being pampered.
“I was lucky to be alive. | gradually got better, but | learned that | had to live on my own and earn my own money. It’s better to rely on myself than on anyone else.” My parents were not happy, even after | became more sensible.
Lilly felt her heart ache for Zachery.
Zac got better, but his heart is sick. It never healed, right? Without saying a word, Lilly gave Zachary a bear hug.
Zachary received a pat from her as if they were two helpless kids who were reliant on one another.
She comforted him, saying, “Zac, don’t be afraid. | once led a difficult life, but it got better later. Uncle Anthony, Dad, Grandpa, Granny, and Granny simply didn’t know and didn’t intend to do it. Can you forgive them?” Zachary pursed his lips, and his eyes turned red.